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Sand dollar info.
Hi, I was wondering about peoples experiences with sand dollar starfish. I was think of getting one however I can't seem to find much info. on them.
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One more fish should be ok?, right!!! - Laurie |
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I was told they do not survive well....but ours is 2 yrs old and does a great job cleaning the sand. We will probably add a couple more as the new tank matures.
Scott |
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They are living well in my tank....does a very good job of sand sifting.
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I bought one about a month ago. Promptly buried himself in the sand and hasn't been seen since. The spot where I plopped him in though appears cleaner than elsewhere, so I assume he's sand sifting, but really, between that and the hedgehog urchin I bought (who also buried himself in 30 seconds), I kind of wonder if that was the best reef dollars I've ever spent - I caught a fleeting glimpse of the hedgehog about a week ago but even at that, it was a pretty sketchy "sighting." So .. um .. yeah: don't buy them for looks..
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I had one for about 3 weeks. Looked great, ate something in the sand. Took him an entire day to get across my 5" tank. One day I noticed he didn't move and sure enough there were several polyclads stuck on eating him. He was already dead. I hate those things (giant flatworms).
I have heard they don't last long term but from what I could tell in the time I had one they find enough to eat in the sand bed. Very interesting creature. I would recommend a mature sand bed and not much competition. |
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Are the sand dollar starfish and the sand sifting starfish the same thing?
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nope two different things
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ok, because I think these people are giving advice of the sand SIFTING rather than sand DOLLAR stars. Just getting a little confused!
The OP was asking about sand Dollars. |
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here's a pic of mine when I first got it.
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Not sure if you meant me, but I definitely referring to a sand dollar with my comments.
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